The ICT community of Ghana

Initiative to create digital jobs in Africa

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:02:00 +0200

Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, on Monday, 13 May 2013, launched a new foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, Digital Jobs Africa.
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MTN now has 195m subscribers

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:25:00 +0200

Mobile phone operator MTN has increased its subscriber numbers by 3.2% in the first quarter 2013 and now has 195.4m users of its service in 22 countries across Africa and the Middle East.
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IMF forecasts 'solid growth' for Africa

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:47:00 +0200

Economies in sub-Saharan Africa will ride out the bumpy global recovery in the next few years to post growth rates not seen outside Asia, the IMF said in its latest economic forecasts Tuesday (16 April).
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MTN's head is now in 'the clouds'

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:18:00 +0200

MTN will go live with its bouquet of cloud services aimed at small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) this month‚ following a trial period in six of its major markets across Africa‚ the company said on Tuesday (9 April).
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Africa's growth driven by SA

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:37:00 +0200

Although Africa made huge strides in increasing human development in the past decade, gains could - with hundreds of millions of people being pushed into extreme poverty - easily be reversed should "significant progress" not be made in halting global warming.
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Hackers pose threat to Africa's governments

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:15:00 +0200

Hackers have claimed the scalp of the South African Ministry of State Security's Twitter account, underlining concerns that Africa may be the soft underbelly of global cyber security.
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Mobile money could encourage savings

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:33:00 +0200

Research in northern Ghana funded by SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) showed that mobile money can help foster a savings culture and address financial exclusion.
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MoneyGram remittance costs are just 5%

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:45:00 +0200

MoneyGram remittance costs are 5% or less depending on the size of the transaction‚ MoneyGram's Vice President for Africa Hervé Chomel told a media roundtable on Thursday (7 February).
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Test pilots spread wings to Africa

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:13:00 +0200

Test pilots and flight test engineers from Denel Aviation are now taking their skills and experience to clients in countries across Africa.
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Eaton Towers appoints executive team in Ghana

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:33:00 +0200

Eaton Towers‚ the African telecoms tower ownership and management company‚ has appointed Gareth Townley as MD and Adnan Quddus as chief financial officer of its Ghanaian operations.
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